Procurement / Supply Chain

Articles 3.2 & 26.5

Statement

The company codifies the expectations that suppliers will act in a manner consistent with VGGT.

Indicators

Supplier code of conduct

Resources

Coca-Cola supplier code of conduct

Article 3.2

Statement

The company audits its suppliers for compliance with the VGGT and makes audit reports available to the suppliers.

Indicators

Independent tenure experts review the land and forest tenure impacts of the company’s suppliers.

Resources

Land and forest tenure experts
LGAF
RRI tenure data

Article 3.2

Statement

The company establishes a roadmap with its suppliers to ensure they uphold their responsibilities under the VGGT.

Indicators

The roadmap is developed by the company, the supplier, and the communities affected by the supplier’s operations.

Resources

Landesa playbooks

Articles 3.2, 9.10, 12.1 & 12.4

Statement

The company offers training for suppliers who are found to have violated the land and forest rights of neighboring/host communities.

In parallel, the company enacts an escalation plan including reducing, suspending, and ultimately, ceasing business if the supplier fails to comply within a predetermined period.

Indicators

Training sessions with suppliers.
Documented targets that the supplier must reach in order to continue doing business with the company.

Resources

UN Global Compact: Supply Chain Sustainability

Article 6.9

Statement

As part of a company’s due diligence and monitoring of its supply chain, it monitors and assesses new and existing suppliers for corrupt practices, with special emphasis on land and forests.

Indicators

A company’s due diligence reports specify investigation of corruption in its supply chain.

Resources

United Nations Convention Against Corruption
Transparency International Business Integrity Toolkit

Article 3.2

Statement

The company establishes a grievance mechanism for violations of legitimate land and forest tenure rights by its suppliers.

Indicators

The company takes actions to address infringements in its supply chain.
The grievance mechanism meets the effectiveness criteria established by UNGPB. Grievance mechanisms are accessible to all affected parties including women and minorities.
Indigenous Peoples’ right to redress is upheld for land previously acquired without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent.

Resources

UNGPB (Principle 31)
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
UNDRIP

Article 3.2

Statement

The company provides training to its procurement/ sourcing teams on the steps they must take to perform land and forest tenure due diligence on existing or prospective suppliers.

Indicators

Training sessions with procurement/sourcing teams on their responsibilities under the VGGT.
Integration of land and forest tenure related KPIs for procurement teams.

Resources

CERES Sustainable Supply Chains

Articles 3.2 & 11.2

Statement

The company carries out transparent and independent third party ESIAs and HRIAs on material suppliers.

Indicators

ESIAs and HRIAs are shared with suppliers and made public in accessible language for the local community.
HRIAs include specific focus on the suppliers’ impacts on women’s rights to land.

Resources

UNGPB (Principles 15, 17 and 21)

Articles 12.1 & 12.4

Statement

The company actively integrates smallholders into its supply chain, where appropriate.

Indicators

Number of smallholders and the volume of product they contribute to the company’s supply chain are reported annually and differences explained.

Resources

Oxfam Smallholder Supply Chain program

The Guidance Tool

5. Procurement / Supply Chain

Requisite Responsibilities

Additional Responsibilities